Principal Systems Integration Engineer, Rail/Transit

Job Profile

Mott MacDonald is a $2bn engineering, management and development consultancy. We’re one of the largest and most diverse firms of our kind in the world with over 16,000 staff working out of 180 principal offices, delivering projects in 150 countries.

Job Description

The systems engineer will support high-profile major transit projects. Under general direction, directs, manages, supervises, and administers Light Rail systems engineering and civil/systems integration engineering including communications and control systems, signaling, OCS, traction power, light rail vehicles, and ticket vending machines. This hire will manage and oversee the design of systems engineering and the integration of civil and systems contracts including design document preparation; coordinates with the civil and structural design efforts, architectural design efforts, IT initiatives, contracts, construction management, operations, and safety and security to provide complex technical analysis and recommendations regarding design, construction, and operational issues.

Minimum QualificationsBachelor's Degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering, or closely related field and eight years of experience in managing civil/systems engineering programs, design and operations of light rail systems and civil integration, electrical/electronic design, and specialized design and operation of vehicles and systems that includes four years of staff supervisory, budgetary, and management responsibility; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Knowledge of:

Rail Operations services and related activities

Principles and standards of design and operations in a highly and technically complex area of rail systems and integration of civil design with systems engineering.

Design and operations of railway electrical, communications, vehicle and traction power systems.

Industrial and electrical engineering practice and system design and testing.

Pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations.

Advanced principles, practices, methods and techniques used in the installation, troubleshooting and maintenance of systems and applications, and of software development lifecycle.

Procurement, inventory and asset management of systems equipment.

Preparation and monitoring of contract documents.

Project and operations and maintenance management and administration.

Modern office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and statistical databases.

Principles and practices of governmental budget preparation and administration.